The company added that it was its thinnest laptop to date, measuring 13.1mm (0.52in) at its thickest point, thanks in part to it no longer needing an internal fan.
It is also Apple's first laptop to provide vibration feedback via its trackpad, and be sold in a gold-coloured option.
However, it only features a single port - called USB-C - which it uses to provide the machine with power, data and output to an exterior monitor or TV.
The firm suggested that users could also use Bluetooth and wi-fi to link the machine to other kit, but some users are likely to miss the ability to easily connect older peripherals such as an external hard disk or mouse.
The basic version will cost $1,299 (£1,049 in the UK), making it a mid-range model for the company.
The US firm also unveiled a new software product - called ResearchKit - for its iPhones that can be used by medical researchers to gather data from volunteers without the information ever being shared with Apple itself.
Apple revealed that the University of Oxford had already developed an app using the facility to help it investigate the causes of heart disease and New York's Mount Sinai hospital is using it to study irritants that might cause asthma.
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